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Gaxiola jury seated – Laine Lawless’ “Motion to Quash” DENIED!

A jury of 7 males and 9 females have been seated in Pima County District courtroom of Judge John S. Leonardo for the trial of Albert Gaxiola, the third defendant in the Arivaca home invasion murders on May 30, 2009. Gaxiola, 43, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Raul

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Anti-Immigrant Bills all but dead in Arizona for the year

Yesterday, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the injunction against Arizona’s SB-1070 anti immigrant bill, as it should have. According to CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PROFESSORS BLOG The Ninth Circuit held that the US had a likelihood of success on its federal preemption argument against these four sections based on the federal government’s claim

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Gov. Brewer’s Challenge, Upholds Injunction of SB 1070

FROM F I R M Today the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to lift an injunction on the most controversial aspects of SB 1070, including the provision that required police to verify the immigration status of anyone they suspected of being undocumented. TPM reports: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday struck down

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9th Circuit upholds $87,000 assault verdict against vigilante rancher Roger Barnett

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2009 ruling against Arizona rancher Roger Barnett, forcing him to pay about $87,000 in damages related to his assault of illegal immigrants on his ranch in 2004. The court ruled Thursday that Barnett was not entitled to claim self-defense because he admitted that none of

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